**
The bubblegum paint’s on top, pealed
away telephone wire lines-- remember, the same color as the ball--
(look how high it can go
up up up over the house
almost to the sun)
On the bottom, the scribbles
are almost gone.
Scraps of names and voices collect
ripped and faded waiting
to be puzzled back together before
they’re blown away. Hoping.
Floorboards are sad company.
The hydrangea wallpaper behind it all
is the one the most awake.
You can see it in the corner, by the bits of wrinkled
scratch marks. That tiny speck of yellow dimness splatter.
Soon, soon, it knows
it will be back to before.
Cerulean petals and glimmering in the flashes of
once again.
The bubblegum paint’s on top, pealed
away telephone wire lines-- remember, the same color as the ball--
(look how high it can go
up up up over the house
almost to the sun)
On the bottom, the scribbles
are almost gone.
Scraps of names and voices collect
ripped and faded waiting
to be puzzled back together before
they’re blown away. Hoping.
Floorboards are sad company.
The hydrangea wallpaper behind it all
is the one the most awake.
You can see it in the corner, by the bits of wrinkled
scratch marks. That tiny speck of yellow dimness splatter.
Soon, soon, it knows
it will be back to before.
Cerulean petals and glimmering in the flashes of
once again.
***
*Update: I got rid of the first stanza. I'll post it in the comment section, though, incase anyone else wants to see it or something.
The last stanza is my favorite. The first sentence of the last stanza.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. The first stanza is so-so. You need to fill it out or drop it. The poem still makes sense without it.
Lovely piece.
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Rachel!
ReplyDeleteI ended up getting rid of the first stanza. I just decided that it felt like too much of an explanation, and didn't really add anything to anything.
(oh, and for anyone who wants to see it for whatever reason, the first stanza:
The walls started cracking
years ago, layers of stories made, and they’ll disappear again,
soon.)